Citation, commencement and interpretation1

1

This Order may be cited as the Transfer of Functions (Agriculture and Food) Order 1999.

2

This Order shall come into force on 27th December 1999.

3

In this Order–

  • “the transferor” means, in relation to anything transferred by this Order, the Minister or Ministers from whom it is transferred,

  • “the transferee” means, in relation to anything transferred by this Order, the Minister or Ministers to whom it is transferred,

and any reference to a function of a Minister shall, in the case of a function which is exercisable by him jointly with another person or is otherwise shared by him with another person, be construed as a reference to his share in that function.